Receptacle for flour and the like



Jan. 12 1926; 1,569,122

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

RECEITACLE FOR FLOUR AND THE LIKE.

Application filed November 12, 1921'. Serial No. 514,492.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I AXEL I. S. HALvoRsaN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles for Flour and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to storage receptacles, and particularly to storage receptacles for domestic use such as are used in kitchen cabinets for holding a supply of flour, or the like, and my invention has for its object to improve the construction of storage receptacles of the class indicated.

Storage receptacles of the class referred to are usually made from sheet metal, and in the front wall thereof it is customary to provide a window or spy-port, so-called, that is closed by a pane of glass through which the interior of the receptacle and its contents can be seen. This pane of glass is mounted within a frame secured to the in her side of the front wall of the receptacle, usually by means of solder, and heretofore this frame has consisted of several pieces of sheet metal soldered together and to the front wall to form the frame. My invention provides a frame consisting of a single piece of sheet metal which can be produced expeditiously, accurately and inexpensively, by means of a die, and which, when secured in place upon the front wall, securely holds the glass pane in position with provision for ready removal when desired.

Other features of my invention are hereinafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a storage receptacle for flour and the like constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the inner side of a portion of the front wall of the receptacle shown in Fig. 1, showing the window or spy-port of said receptacle.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is an elevation of-the window or spy-port frame.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Fig. 4.

Figure 7 is a detail of the spring bolt hereinafter referred to. 1

Figure 8 is an end view of the bolt shown in Fig. 7.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the upper portion of a storage receptacle such as is used in kitchen cabinets for holding flour or the like, and such receptacles are usually made from sheet metal, it being customary to construct the front wall 1 thereof with a window or spy-port opening 2 that is closed by a pane of glass 20, through which the interior of the receptacle and its contents can be seen. In proceeding in accordance with my invention I provide a rectangular glass-holding frame A upon the inner side of front wall 1 that is made from a single piece of sheet metal molded to shape, and comprising two side walls 4, a top wall 5, and a bottom wall 6. This frame is made at its base with a narrow outwardly extending flange 7 adapted tofit flatwise against, and to be fastened by solder to, the inner side of front wall 1, said flange extending continuously around all four sides of the frame.

Each side wall 4 is formed along its rear edge with an integral inwardly and forwardly bent leg or flap 8, provided along its front edge with an inwardly extending flange 9, adapted to fit flatwise against, and to be soldered to, the inner side of front wall 1. Each flanged flap 8 extends throughout the greater portion of the length of its side wall, and, as will be clear from Fig. 6, each side wall and its flap constitute a flanged U-shaped bar that is stiffened and reinforced against bending strains in any and every direction. 1

Near the upper end of the frame there is provided a relatively wide rear wall section 10, formed near one side wall of the frame with a small round hole 11, and near the opposite side wall of the frame with an outwardly or rearwardly bowed strip or panel 12, which provides beneath it a socket for the end 17 of the shank 13 of a wire bolt 14, Fig. 7. The shank 13 of bolt 14 is crimped intermediate its ends to provide two wings 15, 15, which project laterally from the axis of said shank at opposite sides of the latter. At one end thereof the shank 13 is provided with a laterally extending arm 16 disposed at an acute angle with relation to the plane of the wings 15 as shown in Fig. 8.

Near the lower end of the frame there is provided another rear wall; section 18 that is narrower than the upper rear Wall section 10, so that the distance from the lower edge of upper rear wall section 1 t0 the bottom wall 6 is less than the distance from the upper edge of lower rear wall section 18 to the top wall 5 of the frame. The opening 2 of front wall 1 is bordered by an inwardly turned curved flange 19 that is less in depth than the walls 4:, 5 and 6 of the frame. Between fiange 19 and the rear wall sections 10 and 18 is a rectangular pane of glass 20 whose length is less than the distance between top wall 5 and the upper edge of lower rear wall section 18, but greater than the distance between lower wall 6 and the lower edge of upper rear wall section 10, so that when said pane 20 is within the frame and resting upon the bottom wall 6, as shown in Fig. 8, the top edge of said pane is disposed below top wall 5 a distance slightly more than the height of the lower rear wall section 18. It will also be observed that when the pane of glass is in position within the frame its upper edge is just below the hole 11, and the outer face of said pane is held in position against the inwardly turned flange 19 of front wall 1 by the two rear wall sections lll and 18. The width of the pane of glass 20 is about that of the distance between the two legs or flaps 8.

The pane of glass 20 is inserted in the frame after the latter has been soldered to the front wall 1, and said pane is placed in position by first passing the upper end thereof under the upper rear wall section 10 through the opening at the rear of the frame and then swinging the pane forwardly against the inturned flange 19 and permitting it to drop down onto bottom wall 6 with its lower end in position behind the lower rear wall section 18, as shown in Fig. 3. After thus inserting the pane of glass, the wire bolt 14;, Fig. 7, is placed in position on the frame to lock the pane of glass within the latter as shown in Fig. 2, and this is accomplished by first inserting the end 17 of said bolt under the panel 12 and then twisting the arm 16 sidewise until its free end registers with hole '11, through which it will then project, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it occupies a position immediately above the upper edge of the pane of glass 20. \Vhen the bolt let is thus placed in position its arm 16 prevents the pane of'glass from being lifted far enough to carry its lower end above the upper edge of the lower rear wall section 18, so that it will be clear that said pane can be removed from the frame only after removing bolt 14. hen the end 17 of the wire bolt 14 is first shoved under the panel 12 the two wings 15 of said bolt fit close against the face of rear wall section 10, so that it is necessary to twist the shank portion of the bolt in order to bring the arm 16 thereof into register with the hole 11. It follows, therefore, thatwhen the spring bolt is in position: it is under a torsional strain which holds it filll g in place and prevents accidental displacement thereof.

Vhat I claim is z 1. As a new article of manufacture, a rectangular frame of the character described, made from a single piece of sheet metal molded to shape and comprising a top wall; two side bars, each of which is -U- shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of its length; a bottom wall; a relatively large rear wall section adjacent the upper end of the frame integrally joining the top wall and upper portions of the side bars, and a relatively small rear wall section adjacent the lower end. of the frame integrally joining the bottom wall and lower portions of the sidebars.

2. In a receptacle of the class described, the combination with the front wall made with a window opening, of a rectangular pane-holding frame secured to the inner side of said wall adjacent said opening, said frame being made from a single piece of sheet metal molded to shape and comprising a top wall, two side bars, each of which is U-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of its length, a bottom wall, a relatively large rear wall section adjacent the upper end of the frame, and a relatively small rear wall section adjacent the lower end of the frame, and a pane of transparent material within said frame that is greater in length than the distance between said bottom wall and the lower edge of the upper rear wall section and less in length than the distance between said top wall and the upper edge of the lower rear wall section.

3. In a receptacle of the class described, the combination with the front wall made with a window opening, of a rectangular pane-holding frame secured to the inner side of said wall adjacent said opening, said frame being made from a single piece of sheet metal molded to shape and comprising a top wall, two side bars each of which is U-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of its length, a bottom wall, a relatively large rear wall section adjacent the upper end of the frame and a relatively small rear wall section adjacent the lower end of the frame; a pane of transparent material within said frame that is greater in length than the distance between said bottom wall and the lower edge of the upper rear wall section, and less in length than the distance between said top walland the upper edge of the lower rear wall section, and means for holding said pane in position within said frame with provision for removal thereof through the opening between said rear wall sections.

=1 In a receptacle of the class described. the combination with the front wall made with a .window opening, of a rectangular pane-holding frame secured to the inner side of said wall adjacent said opening, said frame being made from a single piece of sheet metal molded to shape and comprising a top wall, two side bars each of which is U-shaped in cross section throughout the greater part of its length, a bottom'wall, a relatively large rear wall section adjacent the upper end of the frame made with a bolt-receiving socket, and a relatively small rear wall section adjacent the lower end of the frame; a pane of transparent material within said frame that is greater in length than the distance between said bottom wall and the lower edge of the upper rear wall 15 section and less in length than the distance between said top wall and the upper edge of the lower rear wall section, and a bolt for holding said pane in position within said frame with provision for removal thereof through the opening between said rear wall sections, said bolt consisting of a length of wire having a shank portion occupying the socket ofsaid upper rear wall section and an arm portion extending through a hole in said upper rear wall section to prevent said pane from moving above the lower rear wall section.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

AXEL I. S. HALVORSEN. 

